Torneo del Litoral

The Torneo Regional del Litoral is an annual rugby union competition in Argentina. The tournament is contested by clubs from the Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos Unions, and is one of several regional competitions held in Argentina every year.

Torneo Regional del Litoral
Current season, competition or edition:
2019
SportRugby union
Founded2000 (2000)
No. of teams8 (Zona Campeonato)
Country Argentina
ConfederationURR
Most recent
champion(s)		Old Resian
(2019)
Most titlesDuendes (12 titles)
Level on pyramid2
Official websiteWebsite

The Regional del Litoral runs from May to July.[1]

Format

The competition is open to all clubs from the Rosario, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos Unions, depending on their rankings the previous season. As founding member of the Buenos Aires Union (URBA), Rosario's oldest club (Atlético del Rosario) takes part in the Torneo de la URBA and does not participate in the Litoral tournament.

Ten teams participate in the first stage of the tournament (Top 10), with the eight best placed qualifying to play the "Zona Campeonato".[2] and ten clubs playing the "Zona Reubicación", made up of the two teams worst placed in Top 10 plus other eight clubs.[1]

Champion and runner-up of Torneo del Litoral qualify for the Nacional de Clubes, the main club competition of Argentina while the other best placed teams qualify for Torneo del Interior, the national club competition outside Buenos Aires.

Clubs

Teams participating in 2010 Zona Campeonato:[3]

Club City Province
Ateneo InmaculadaSanta FeSanta Fe
DuendesRosarioSanta Fe
EstudiantesParanáEntre Ríos
Gimnasia y EsgrimaRosarioSanta Fe
Jockey ClubRosarioSanta Fe
Old ResianRosarioSanta Fe
Paraná Rowing ClubParanáEntre Ríos
Santa Fe RCSanta FeSanta Fe

List of champions

Finals
Season Champion Runner-up Score
2000DuendesJockey Club– [note 1]
2001Jockey ClubDuendes26–25
2002DuendesJockey Club– [note 1]
2003Gimnasia y Esgrima (R)Universitario (R)17–15
2004Gimnasia y Esgrima (R)Jockey Club14–10
2005Universitario (R)Duendes30–29
2006DuendesJockey Club29–12
2007DuendesJockey Club16–12
2008Santa FeAteneo Inmaculada21–13
2009Universitario (R)Jockey Club11–6
2010DuendesSanta Fe37–21
2011DuendesJockey Club– [note 1]
2012DuendesJockey Club24–19
2013DuendesJockey Club36–10
2014DuendesUniversitario (R)61–12
2015DuendesAteneo Inmaculada29–16
2016DuendesOld Resian40–31
2017Jockey ClubDuendes37–36
2018DuendesGimnasia y Esgrima (R)27–22
2019Old ResianJockey Club13–6
Notes
  1. No final played that year, a league system was used instead.

Titles by club
Team Titles Years won
Duendes122000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Gimnasia y Esgrima (R)22003, 2004
Universitario (R)22005, 2009
Jockey Club22001, 2017
Santa Fe12008
Old Resian12019

References
  1. Llega lo mejor del Litoral by César Miño on El Litoral, 12 May 2019
  2. El cronograma para la Zona Campeonato del Regional del Litoral on Super Deportivo, 7 May 2019
  3. Fixture Zona Campeonato 2019 on Tercer Tiempo website
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